The Latest Points Groupthink, Americans & Geography, Banned from Carnival & Capital One Travel Scam?

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Episode Description

This week Shawn is in Europe and he discusses a little of his trip including the Hyatt Regency Cologne, a couple of cool cathedrals and more. He also discusses how Capital One Travel and Hopper may have scammed him on his car rental booking and why you probably shouldn't use them. Other topics discussed include: Americans and geography, the recent Bilt/Accor deal and avoiding groupthink and why you might get banned for sharing your rule breaking hacks on the internet.

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Episode Guide

• 2:16 Do Americans know geography?
• 6:57 Bilt Rent Day "groupthink" & why Accor is great
• 13:44 Capital One Travel ripoff car rental & how to deal with "things gone wrong"
  
• 22:05 Hyatt Regency Cologne review - Great rooms & location
  
• 26:15 Mark's painful Universal tickets
  
• 31:17 Credit card chip in your fingernail?
  
• 33:30 Why you shouldn't share your grey area hacks online
  
• 34:50 NoMad hotels coming to Detroit's coolest building

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